Carol Of The Bells Chords
by Metallica
Carol Of The Bells by Metallica is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of E. It uses the chords E. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
(intro piano) (0:00)
E |----------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-----8--7-|-Repeats while cello------12-12-10-------------------(10)-(12)--|
G |---9------|---plays--------------9-9----------12-11-9---9-(11)-(12)--------|
D |-9--------|------------------------------------------12--------------------|
A |----------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E |----------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
(*)=only play first time repeat 9987 til cello ends and end on 99
Then the guitar pedals an E power chord (0:34)
E |-----|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-----|At the same time----------12-12---10---------------------------------|
G |--9--|--bells play---------9-9-------------12-11-9-------------------------|
D |--9--|--(0:42)-------------------------------------------------------------|
A |--7--|---2 times-----------------------------------------------------------|
E |-----|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
(guitar) (0:57)
E |---------|---------|---------------|---------------------------------------|
B |-8-7h8---|---------|---12-10h12----|---------------------------------------|
G |-------9-|-4 times-|------------12-|-4 times-------------------------------|
D |---------|---------|---------------|---------------------------------------|
A |---------|---------|---------------|---------------------------------------|
E |---------|---------|---------------|---------------------------------------|
E |--12--12-12-10-------------------------------------------------------------|
B |---------------13-13--12-12-10----10--10-10-12-10-10-----------------------|
G |-------------------------------12--------------------9-9-9-----------------|
D |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-----------------10-12-10--------------------------------------------------|
G |---------9-11-12----------12-----------------------------------------------|
D |-9-11-12------------------------2 times------------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |-----------------------------------------------------------------12~~------|
B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G |---------9-11-12---------9-11-12---------9-11-12---------9-11-12-----------|
D |-9-11-12---------9-11-12---------9-11-12---------9-11-12-------------------|
A |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(piano once then guitar once) (1:19)
E |---12-12-10----------------------------------------------------------------|
B |------------13-13-12-10-12-10----------------------------------------------|
G |------------------------------12-12-11-9-9---------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(piano plays) While Bells plays (repeatedly without break)
E |----------|------------|---------------------------------------------------|
B |--8-7-8---|------------|------12-12--10------------------------------------|
G |--------9-|-8 measures-|-9-9------------12-11-9----------------------------|
D |----------|------------|------------------------12-------------------------|
A |----------|------------|---------------------------------------------------|
E |----------|------------|---------------------------------------------------|
Drum break and guitar powers E chord
Bells play once then guitar plays While orchestra plays
E |-12~~----10~~~-------------------|-----------------------------------------|
B |----------------13~~~/12~~~~-----|--8-7-8----------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------|--------9--------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
E |-12--12-12-10--------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-------------13-12--12-12-10----10--10-10-12-10-10-------------------------|
G |-----------------------------12--------------------9-9-9-------------------|
D |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Piano plays once then piano and guitar plays
E |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-----------------10-12-10--------------------------------------------------|
G |---------9-11-12----------12-----------------------------------------------|
D |-9-11-12-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Orchestra plays then guitar plays once then plays next part while orchestra
continues playing ()=optional alternative to note
E |-15-14-15-(12)--|--15\12~~--14~~--15~~--17~~-------------------------------|
B |-----------17---|----------------------------------------------------------|
G |----------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
D |----------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
A |----------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
E |----------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
Piano
E |-12--12-12-10--------------------------------------------------------------|
B |--------------13-12--12-12-10----10--10-10-12-10-10------------------------|
G |------------------------------12--------------------9-9-9------------------|
D |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar
E |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-----------------10-12-10--------------------------------------------------|
G |---------9-11-12----------12-----------------------------------------------|
D |-9-11-12------------------------2 times------------------------------------|
A |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar continues
E |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G |---------9-11-12---------9-11-12---------9-11-12---------9-11-12-----------|
D |-9-11-12---------9-11-12---------9-11-12---------9-11-12-------------------|
A |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar continues While orchestra plays
E |-12~~-12~~-12~~-12~~-12~~-12~~-12~~-12~~--|-15-14-15-----------------------|
B |------------------------------------------|----------17--------------------|
G |------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D |------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A |------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E |------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Then some crazy picking Then ends with
you can power the E chord (u can go back to 12 if you don't have 24)
E |-------------------------|----12~~-------14~~-----15~~-----17~~-----24~~~--|
B |-------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
G |-9-----------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
D |-9-----------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A |-7-----------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
E |-------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
then it fades with the E power chord